List of gamma-ray bursts


The following is a list of significant gamma-ray bursts listed in chronological order. GRBs are named after the date on which they were detected: the first two numbers correspond to the year, the second two numbers to the month, and the last two numbers to the day.

List

Extremes

TitleGRBDataNotes
Least distantGRB 170817Az = 0.009727Higher redshift than GRB 980425, but closer galaxy
Most distant with photometric redshift estimateGRB 090429Bz = 9.4
Most distant with spectroscopic redshift estimateGRB 090423z = 8.2
Least Luminous
Most LuminousGRB 110918Az = 0.984 Peak Luminosity is Liso = 4.7 × 1047 Watts
Most EnergeticGRB 190114C1Tera electron volt ;
z=0.4245;
magnitude=15.60est		"light detected from the object had the highest energy ever observed: 1 Tera electron volt -- about one trillion times as much energy per photon as visible light"; "the brightest light ever seen from Earth... biggest explosion in the Universe since the Big Bang"; "this detection is considered a milestone in high-energy astrophysics".
Longest durationGRB 111209ADuration = at least 7 hours
Shortest durationGRB 820405Duration = 12 ms
Most distant naked-eye brightness GRBGRB 080319BApparent magnitude: 5.3
z=0.937

Firsts

TitleGRBDateDataNotes
First GRB detectedGRB 6707021967 July 2
First GRB identifiedGRB 7811041978 November 4Venera-11, Venera-12, Prognoz-7, ISEE-3, Pioneer Venus Orbiter, Vela
First long duration GRB discovered
First short duration GRB discovered
First hard spectrum GRB discovered
First soft spectrum GRB discovered
First GRB whose distance was determinedGRB 970508z=0.835
First GRB discovered with a radio afterglowGRB 970508
First GRB discovered with an optical afterglowGRB 970228February 28, 1997 02:58 UTC
First GRB discovered with an X-ray afterglowGRB 780506
First GRB linked to a supernovaGRB 98042525 April 1998 21:49 UTCSN 1998bwGRB 030329 definitively linked SNe with GRBs, being associated with the hypernova SN 2003dh
First GRB of naked-eye brightnessGRB 080319B2008 March 19 06:12 UTCApparent magnitude: 5.7The first GRB bright enough to be visible to amateur astronomers with low powered scopes was GRB 990123 at magnitude 9
First GRB with associated Gravitational wave detectionGRB 170817A2017 August 17GW170817
First GRB with tera-electron volt radiation from inverse Compton emission.GRB 190114C2019 January 14 20:57:03 UTz=0.4245;
magnitude=15.60est		"light detected from the object had the highest energy ever observed: 1 Tera electron volt -- about one trillion times as much energy per photon as visible light"; "the brightest light ever seen from Earth... biggest explosion in the Universe since the Big Bang"; "this detection is considered a milestone in high-energy astrophysics".

Most distant GRB

GRBDateDistanceNotes
GRB 090429BMay 2011 —z=9.4The GRB was observed in 2009, however its distance was not announced until 2011.
GRB 090423April 2009 — May 2011z=8.2This was the first GRB to become the most distant object in the universe.
GRB 080913September 2008 — April 2009z=6.7
GRB 050904September 2005 — September 2008z=6.29
GRB 000131January 2000 — September 2005z=4.50
GRB 971214December 1997 — January 2000z=3.42
GRB 970508May 1997 — December 1997z=0.835First GRB with its distance determined

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